But later she admitted taking part in the racket because she and 25-year old Hassard had been offered between £2,000 and £3,000 for the delivery, after running up debts using cocaine.

Mosley and Hassard, both from Marton, near Blackpool, admitted people smuggling charges.

Painter and decorator Hassard was jailed for 15 months after claiming the operation was "his idea", and admitted no threats had been made to them to complete the journey.

Mosley was also given 15-months but it was suspended for two years so she could care for her nine-year-old son.

In mitigation for Hassard, defence counsel Kerry Waitt said the couple had been in a relationship for three years and Hassard was "very much the father figure" to Mosley's son.

She added: "Had it not been for my client and his encouragement and inveiglement, his co-accused would not be sitting in the dock next to him.

"He takes full responsibility for her position today. He is a young man who foolishly had run up debts to people who it is not comfortable to owe money to. It was made clear in graphic detail what would happen if the money was not found."

Christopher Wray, for Mosley, said the mum was now "drug free" and had moved house to keep away from former friends involved in the drugs scene.

After the case David Fairclough from Home Office Criminal Investigations warned: "Those involved in people smuggling pray on the desperation of others in order to line their own pockets and are a major factor in illegal immigration to the UK.

"This case sends a strong message to those who think they can cheat the system."